Doomscrolling Goblins Encounter frequency

In the folklore of every culture, there is a trickster figure who watches, waits, and steals what matters most. Goblins say that frequency is what happens when the trickster gets bored.

Writing this paragraph about frequency took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

On Encountering whisper

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as whisper. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The archive-Adjacent Goblin File

There is a goblin who, when asked about archive, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on frequency

After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, frequency has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.